Though it’s been 10 years, there should be a full public inquiry into what happened that day. Parliament experienced one of the darkest days in its history, and the public should know how and why it happened.
On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon, and Green Leader Elizabeth May delivered statements remembering how the attack unfolded on Oct. 22, 2014.
On Oct. 22, 2014, the first person in security who came face-to-face with gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was Const. Samearn Son who stood at his post at the base of the stairs inside the front doors of Parliament. Son, unarmed, lunged towards Zehaf-Bibeau, stopping him long enough to shout ‘gun, gun, gun.’ This warning gave MPs, staff, and the media milling about at the top of the stairs time to run and hide.
‘I heard a thunderous boom through the Rotunda and saw people running towards me’: revisiting the accounts of the people on the Hill on Oct. 22, 2014.
